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    Strictures/ulcers

    ok so i went and complained cuz i had been throwing up for the past 3 months i go in and i have a stricture and an ulcer in my pouch making my hole less then 10 cm they dialated it but gosh this is not good i had been dealing with the pain but now of course my pouch achs i am so not happy with...
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    Im loving this place...

    i have learned so much in the little time i have been on this sight that i am amazed ... Thanks to everyone here can wait to keep up with you all.. so s of today i am down 54 lbs i am 204 i havent been t204 in a long time with out drugs and even then it didnt last long.. you all inspire me oh...
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    Return to work postponed

    i thought i was ready to go back to work 14 days after my surgery but i had to wait another 4 days but i got a kick back admin job sooo the only thing that gets me to this day is if i dont start my morning with a protein shake i get blah ... and thats not good when you are trying to answer...
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    What did I do to myself?

    Ok so im getting more and more use to having this done to me but ..... im still not sure i should have done this to myself... im trying to eat something at least once a day besides my protein shakes that i love.. but i use to love tuna and eggs before and nope they dont wanna stay down i dont...
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    This seemed the best place for this question...

    well now im pissed .. i didnt get any liquid meds my deoc gave me a no narcotic pill .. boo well i guess being an addicted why would he huh?:?? oh well for me ive had 4 c sections and my pain was very minamul untill they pulled out that dam tube from my gut .. then i mostly felt sore so i really...
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    Fighting Dehydration

    i was having trouble drinking water but its weird the more i drink water cold with ice the more i want water but my limit seems to be 33 oz a day so far but i started out at 6 oz a day and i got the rest of my life to get it up there so one day at a time i will keep upping my watger intak
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    Caffeine Withdrawls

    i didnt stop coffee until surgery and the morphine took care of that headach but i was off that 24 hours total so i had them come give me shots for headach .. i went home with tramadol its a pain med non narcotic and didnt work too well for pain but .. try taking tylenol for the pain and sleep...
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    brand new hi i am jazzy

    Hi Jazzy i am 10 weeks out and i drink the Naked Drinks mabey once a week it has alot of calories 440 i think .. my pa told me not to drink them all the time as its got lots of sugar but i at this point havent dumped yet so its yummy if i drink one i still drink another protein after but for a...
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    What's Your Vitamin Brand of Choice?

    yuck i take a liquid multi vitamin plus a chewable calcium 3 times a day fruit flavored and the tiny ones i can take the regular ones beta caroteen vitamin d but the other two were to big and gave me stomach achs the bariatric ones arre really yummy try the sample pack befor your surgery i cant...
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    Heightened changes in taste?

    Gosh you are already eating turkey bacon... man i gotta strt trying to eat.. i feel like such a baby .. i barely started eating fresh fruit.. ok ok one 1/2 of a peach but mmmmm it tastes sooooo good... i want to eat but do not feel hungry booo... this new way of life is taking a toll on my...
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    i am soo upset...

    Ok so i went to my support group i call it my fat support group and i was told i need to start eating .. then my friend told me i was gonna die if i dont start eating .. i drink all 60 grams of protein every day and my water but i dont want food at all.. so i promised i would start trying to...
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    I know it's a gross topic but....changes in stool color???

    yes i love wheat bread even before this and the wheat bread was so light and fluffyand the fixing was soooooo..yummy... i only ate like four bites of it.. but i was happy as heck avacodo was delish and i didnt even get sick but thats all i ate all weekend,..
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    I know it's a gross topic but....changes in stool color???

    wat stool???lol They told me i would be regular after surgery but for me thats the farthest thing.. i am 10 weeks out and i can not eat eggs my pouch dont like it .. i found for me when i drink lots of water it passes and i amm soo glad cus this constipation is a real stopper upper lmao.. i...
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    Pain and incision drainage

    ok so i think if you increase your protein Nana it helps you heal faster and mabey you are doing too much to soon.. keep the area dry as you can .. it helped me..
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    im doing no exercise at all

    that id the only thing i do but where i live they have protein drinks with 30 grams inside of it so i drink 2 and bam there is my protein. for me its that sip sip sip.. of water that i can not get down mabey you have a sams club or a cosco thats where i find my Premier Nutrition protein shake...
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